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'''Incarnation''' which literally means ''embodied in flesh'', refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature (generally a human) who is the material manifestation of an [[entity]] or force whose original nature is immaterial.
In its religious [[context]] the [[word]] is used to mean the [[descent]] of a [[divine]] being or the Supreme Being (God) in human form on Earth. While [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]] are perhaps the most widely-known [[tradition]]s to employ this concept within the context of their respective [[belief]] systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so.
==Ancient Egypt==
The [[Pharaoh]]s of Anccient Egypt were sometimes said to be incarnations of the gods [[Horus]] and [[Ra]].
== Bahá'í ==
In the Bahá'í Faith, God is described as a single, imperishable God, the creator of all things, including all the creatures and forces in the universe. The connection between God and the world is that of the creator to his [[creation]]. God is understood to be independent of his [[creation]], and that creation is dependant and [[contingency|contingent]] on God.
== Buddhism ==
In the Buddhist tradition, an incarnation is a person believed to be the rebirth of someone previously deceased, in most cases a lama or other important master/teacher. This concept differs from reincarnation in Hinduism, however, since the Buddhist teaching of [[anatta]] (non-self) implies that there is no fixed soul that could move from one life to another.
== Christianity ==
The doctrine of the Incarnation of Christ is central to the traditional Christian faith as held by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, most Protestant churches. Briefly, it is the [[belief]] that the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, also known as the Son or the ''Logos'' (Word), "became flesh" when he was miraculously conceived in the womb of [[the Virgin Mary]].
==Hinduism==
In Hinduism, incarnation or avatar generally implies to the incarnation of god [[Vishnu]], the preserver in the Hindu Trinity. Other gods like Ganesha and [[Shiva]] do have avatars, but these are less popular than those of Vishnu.
==Sikhism==
Sikhism supports the concept of incarnation.According to sikhism there are 84 million forms of life. And one goes through these forms with [[human being]] as the supreme form of life. According to Sikhism, it is the one's deeds which decide how many time he will be incarnated. [[Meditation]] is the only form to liberate a [[soul]] from the process of incarnation.
==Islam==
[[Islam]] completely rejects the doctrine of the incarnation of God in any form. In Islam God is one and neither begets nor is begotten. Qur'an, (112:1-4). Islam specifically rejects the Christian idea of Jesus as a divine incarnation, but rather sees Jesus as a prophet (''nabī'') and messenger (''rasūl'') of God.
==Judaism==
Rabbinic Judaism rejects this doctrine.
==Rastafari==
The Rastafari movement views Haile Selassie as God incarnate.
==References==
# Smith, Peter (2000). "God". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 116. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
# `Abdu'l-Bahá (1981). Some Answered Questions. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0877431906. http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-53.html.iso8859-1#gr5.
# Cole, Juan (1982). "The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings". Bahá'í Studies monograph 9: 1–38. http://bahai-library.org/articles/manifestation.html.
# Hatcher, W.S.; & Martin, J.D. (1998). The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion. San Francisco: Harper & Row. pp. 118. ISBN 0877432643.
# Qur'an, (112:1-4).
# L. Jacobs 1973 A Jewish Theology p. 24. N.Y.: Berman House
== External links ==
*[http://mb-soft.com/believe/text/incarnat.htm Detailed information on Incarnation in Christianity]
*[http://www.geocities.com/coolpoete/black_savior.htm Article on Incarnation in Rastafari]
[[Category: Religion]]
'''Incarnation''' which literally means ''embodied in flesh'', refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature (generally a human) who is the material manifestation of an [[entity]] or force whose original nature is immaterial.
In its religious [[context]] the [[word]] is used to mean the [[descent]] of a [[divine]] being or the Supreme Being (God) in human form on Earth. While [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]] are perhaps the most widely-known [[tradition]]s to employ this concept within the context of their respective [[belief]] systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so.
==Ancient Egypt==
The [[Pharaoh]]s of Anccient Egypt were sometimes said to be incarnations of the gods [[Horus]] and [[Ra]].
== Bahá'í ==
In the Bahá'í Faith, God is described as a single, imperishable God, the creator of all things, including all the creatures and forces in the universe. The connection between God and the world is that of the creator to his [[creation]]. God is understood to be independent of his [[creation]], and that creation is dependant and [[contingency|contingent]] on God.
== Buddhism ==
In the Buddhist tradition, an incarnation is a person believed to be the rebirth of someone previously deceased, in most cases a lama or other important master/teacher. This concept differs from reincarnation in Hinduism, however, since the Buddhist teaching of [[anatta]] (non-self) implies that there is no fixed soul that could move from one life to another.
== Christianity ==
The doctrine of the Incarnation of Christ is central to the traditional Christian faith as held by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, most Protestant churches. Briefly, it is the [[belief]] that the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, also known as the Son or the ''Logos'' (Word), "became flesh" when he was miraculously conceived in the womb of [[the Virgin Mary]].
==Hinduism==
In Hinduism, incarnation or avatar generally implies to the incarnation of god [[Vishnu]], the preserver in the Hindu Trinity. Other gods like Ganesha and [[Shiva]] do have avatars, but these are less popular than those of Vishnu.
==Sikhism==
Sikhism supports the concept of incarnation.According to sikhism there are 84 million forms of life. And one goes through these forms with [[human being]] as the supreme form of life. According to Sikhism, it is the one's deeds which decide how many time he will be incarnated. [[Meditation]] is the only form to liberate a [[soul]] from the process of incarnation.
==Islam==
[[Islam]] completely rejects the doctrine of the incarnation of God in any form. In Islam God is one and neither begets nor is begotten. Qur'an, (112:1-4). Islam specifically rejects the Christian idea of Jesus as a divine incarnation, but rather sees Jesus as a prophet (''nabī'') and messenger (''rasūl'') of God.
==Judaism==
Rabbinic Judaism rejects this doctrine.
==Rastafari==
The Rastafari movement views Haile Selassie as God incarnate.
==References==
# Smith, Peter (2000). "God". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 116. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
# `Abdu'l-Bahá (1981). Some Answered Questions. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0877431906. http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-53.html.iso8859-1#gr5.
# Cole, Juan (1982). "The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings". Bahá'í Studies monograph 9: 1–38. http://bahai-library.org/articles/manifestation.html.
# Hatcher, W.S.; & Martin, J.D. (1998). The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion. San Francisco: Harper & Row. pp. 118. ISBN 0877432643.
# Qur'an, (112:1-4).
# L. Jacobs 1973 A Jewish Theology p. 24. N.Y.: Berman House
== External links ==
*[http://mb-soft.com/believe/text/incarnat.htm Detailed information on Incarnation in Christianity]
*[http://www.geocities.com/coolpoete/black_savior.htm Article on Incarnation in Rastafari]
[[Category: Religion]]
